Garment hanger



Aug. 10, 1943.

J. D. CONEY GARMENT HANGER Filed April 8, 1942 INVENTOR. c/d/fiaa fl Jamey cially useful when the garments are to be transported on the hanger in a vehicle subject to sway likely to displace the garments and cause objectionable wrinkling.

An embodiment of the invention which incorporates the principles of the invention in a highly desirable manner has beenillustrated and dea scribed, though I am aware that, other embodiscribed, a fibrous sheet having a pair of divergent arms of substantial width, a front portion of substantial area integral with and disposed between said arms, and a rearwardly foldable flap in alinement with said, front portion, said arms having rear extensions thereon and said flap having side enlargements restrainingly engageable with said extensions when the flap is folded rearwardly into operative covering relation to a garment hanger, said arms in operative position thereof covering the arms of the hanger yoke in downwardly extending position on either side ments within the intent of the invention will sug -1 j gest themselves to those skilled in the art. 'It

should be understoodthat the foregoing,termi-,

nology is used only descriptively rather than in a limiting sense, and with full intention to include equivalents of thefeatures shown and de scribed, Y

within the scope of the following claims. ,7 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new anddesireto secure by'Letters Patent is: 7

1. In a garment hanger cover of the type described, a fibrous sheet having a'pair of divergent arms; of substantial width, a front portion of substantial area integral with and disposed between said and a rearwardly foldable flap in alinernent with said front portion, said arms shaving rear extensions-thereon and said flap havingfside enlargements restrainingly engageabl'e with saidsextensions when the flap'is folded rearwardly into operative coveringlrelat'ion to a 1 garment'hanger, saidarms in operativeposition thereof covering the arms of the hanger yoke in downwardly extending position on either side thereof; said flap terminating in a foldable tongue upwardly projecting when in operative use and adapted to be tuckedbeneath said arm extern V sions and engageable with the rear side of said front portion to prevent displacement of the cover from the hanger, said tongue being likewise adapted to'be tuckedaround and beneath the collar ofa garment on said hanger to/positively V prevent displacement of thegarment from the hanger. s

I 2. In a garment hanger cover of thevtype de scribed, a fibrous sheet havinga pair of divergent arms of substantialwidth, a front portion integral .with and disposed between said arms, and a rearwardly foldable flap in alinement with said front portion, said flap being restrainingly engageable with said arms whenthe flap is folded rearwardly into operative covering relation to a V garment hanger, said arms'in operative position thereof covering the armsof the hanger yoke in "thereof, said flap terminating in a foldable tongue 4. In a garment hanger article of the type 7 described, a fibrous sheet having a body portion of substantial area, a rearwardly extending flap in alinement with said body portion, and means for'the reception 'of the shank'of a garment hanger, said flap being foldable rearwardly and terminating in a tongue portion upwardly projecting when inoperative use and separated from said flap by a preformed folding line to facilitate flexing said tongue around and beneath the collar of a garment on the hanger to positivel prevent displacement of the garment therefrom, the end of saidtonguebeing free to permit said folding operation relativeto the garment.

The combination with a garment hanger comprising downwardly divergin arms and a suspending hook provided with a shank connected at the apex of said arms, of a cover formed'of fibrous sheet material having downwardly diverging covers for said hangerarms and having an opening at the'apex thereof to receive said hook shank, said cover having a rear flap portion foldable over a portion of agarment arranged thereon, said flap portion terminating in a tongue upwardly projecting when in operative use and adapted to be tucked upwardly under the collar of a garment so arranged, the end of said tongue being free to permit said folding operation'rela-' tive to the garment.

' 6. A'oover of fibrous sheet material for'a'g'arment hanger having downwardly diverging arms and a suspending hook provided with a shank connected at the apexof said arms, said cover comprising diverging cover members for said hanger arms, and an opening'at theapex thereof to receive said hook shank, said cover having a rear flap-portion 'foldable over a portion of a garment arranged thereon, said flap portion terminating in a tongue upwardly projecting when in operative use and adapted to be tucked upwardlyunder'the collar of the garment, the

end of said tonguebein free .to permit said folding operation relative to the garment.

JAMES D. CONEY, 

